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    LETTER: Governors seek continued collaboration with DOI, USDA on vegetation...

    Published on December 11, 2019
    Western Governors encourage continued collaboration to improve vegetation management in and near transmission and distribution corridors to reduce the likelihood of wildfire i...
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    LETTER: Governors seek continued collaboration with DOI, USDA on vegetation...

    Published on December 11, 2019

    LETTER: WGA applauds USFS update of permitting for broadband infrastructure

    Published on November 21, 2019
    The Western Governors’ Association shared its appreciation of the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) commitment to implementing Section 8705 of the 2018 Farm Bill by updat...
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    LETTER: WGA applauds USFS update of permitting for broadband infrastructure

    Published on November 21, 2019

    LETTER: WGA shares support of PILT, SRS programs for hearing of Senate Comm...

    Published on November 18, 2019
    The Western Governors’ Association appreciates the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for its attention to the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and Secure R...
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    LETTER: WGA shares support of PILT, SRS programs for hearing of Senate Comm...

    Published on November 18, 2019

    LETTER: Governors support annual RAWA funding to states for proactive conse...

    Published on November 15, 2019
    Western Governors support provisions of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019 (RAWA), that direct annual funding to state fish and wildlife agencies a...
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    LETTER: Governors support annual RAWA funding to states for proactive conse...

    Published on November 15, 2019

    LETTER: WGA seeks USDA collaboration with Governors on rulemakings affectin...

    Published on November 13, 2019
    The Western Governors' Association urges the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) to collaborate with Western Governors and state ag...
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    LETTER: WGA seeks USDA collaboration with Governors on rulemakings affectin...

    Published on November 13, 2019

    LETTER: WGA shares forest and rangeland management policy for House hearing...

    Published on September 25, 2019
    The Western Governors’ Association shared policy related to the active management of western forests and rangelands for the Sept. 26, 2019 House subcommittee hearing "Th...
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    LETTER: WGA shares forest and rangeland management policy for House hearing...

    Published on September 25, 2019

    LETTER: WGA commends WAFWA, WASDA on Western Weed Action Plan to combat inv...

    Published on September 17, 2019
    The Western Governors’ Association commends the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) and Western Association of State Departments of Agriculture (WA...
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    LETTER: WGA commends WAFWA, WASDA on Western Weed Action Plan to combat inv...

    Published on September 17, 2019

    LETTER: Western Governors urge Forest Service to meaningfully engage with s...

    Published on July 23, 2019
    Western Governors urge the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to “meaningfully engage with states” as the agency reviews its National Environmental Policy Act and rulemaki...
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    Environmental Management

    LETTER: Western Governors urge Forest Service to meaningfully engage with s...

    Published on July 23, 2019

    TESTIMONY: WGA to House, Senate Appropriations on Agriculture, Rural Develo...

    Published on March 28, 2019
    The Western Governors’ Association submitted testimony on FY 2020 appropriations to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural...
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    TESTIMONY: WGA to House, Senate Appropriations on Agriculture, Rural Develo...

    Published on March 28, 2019

    LETTER: WGA encourages enactment of Farm Bill provisions supporting forest ...

    Published on March 20, 2019
    The Western Governors’ Association encourages the enactment of Farm Bill provisions that call for greater collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service and state and loc...
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    LETTER: WGA encourages enactment of Farm Bill provisions supporting forest ...

    Published on March 20, 2019

    ROUNDTABLE: WGA promotes public land policy of Western Governors at Senate ...

    Published on March 07, 2019
    WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury shared policy priorities of Western Governors on public land management at the "Roundtable on Issues Related to Public Lands in the Western ...
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    ROUNDTABLE: WGA promotes public land policy of Western Governors at Senate ...

    Published on March 07, 2019

    LETTER: Western Governors identify opportunities for strengthened collabora...

    Published on March 04, 2019
    Western Governors sent a letter to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Matthew Lohr to congratulate him on his appointment to the post, and to formally introdu...
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    Agriculture

    LETTER: Western Governors identify opportunities for strengthened collabora...

    Published on March 04, 2019

    LETTER: WGA urges USDA to support NRCS programs through Farm Bill

    Published on February 28, 2019
    WGA urges the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support working lands across the West through Farm Bill programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Serv...
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    LETTER: WGA urges USDA to support NRCS programs through Farm Bill

    Published on February 28, 2019

    TESTIMONY: WGA to House, Senate Appropriations on FY 2020

    Published on February 21, 2019
    The Western Governors’ Association submitted the testimony of James D. Ogsbury, WGA Executive Director, on behalf of Western Governors to the House of Representativ...
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    TESTIMONY: WGA to House, Senate Appropriations on FY 2020

    Published on February 21, 2019

    LETTER: Western Governors propose development of Western Governors’ Task ...

    Published on October 10, 2018
    Western Governors seek a partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior to prioritize conservation actions for at-risk species and preserve the integrity of working land...
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    LETTER: Western Governors propose development of Western Governors’ Task ...

    Published on October 10, 2018

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